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CONTENTS
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I. OMENS . . 13
II. ANIMAL SUPERSTITIONS 73
III. THE EVIL EYE 109
IV. SNAKE WORSHIP 121
V. VOWS, VOTIVE AND OTHER OFFERINGS . . .137
VI. CHARMS 180
VII. HUMAN SACRIFICE 199
VIII. MAGIC AND HUMAN LIFE 224
IX. MAGIC AND MAGICIANS 237
X. DIVINATION AND FORTUNE-TELLING 273
XI. SOME AGRICULTURAL CEREMONIES 289
XII. RAIN-MAKING CEREMONIES 305
INDEX 312
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